Glitter Sex Offence Probe
Gary Glitter Interviewed Under Caution by Police Over Alleged Non-Recent Sex Offences
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Key Points
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Alleged offences are reported to have occurred at a residential property in Kensington, west London.
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The 2015 conviction involved sexually abusing three schoolgirls aged between 1975 and 1980, resulting in a 16-year sentence.
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The 2015 offences were brought to light as part of Operation Yewtree, the Metropolitan Police investigation into historic celebrity sex offenses.
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Glitter remains under lifelong license conditions with strict supervision, including limits on movements and internet access.
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A parole board decision in June 2025 rejected Glitter’s bid for release.
Gary Glitter, the disgraced pop star whose real name is Paul Gadd, has been interviewed by police in prison over fresh allegations of child sex offences, GB News reports. The 82-year-old was questioned under caution at HMP Channings Wood in Devon about alleged abuse of a girl under 14 at a Kensington address in west London — offences said to have taken place between the late 1970s and early 1980s.
The Metropolitan Police confirmed the interview took place and said the investigation is ongoing. A specialist team is supporting the alleged victim. If charged and convicted, Gadd could face a sentence that pushes his time behind bars well beyond his current 2031 release date, according to legal analysts cited by London Now.
Fresh Allegations Surface From Kensington in 2025
A formal complaint was made in January 2025 alleging that Gadd abused a girl at a residential property in Kensington, west London, The Express reports. The alleged offences date back roughly 45 years. Metropolitan Police specialists found the claim credible enough to formally interview Gadd under caution on June 27, 2026 — meaning police believe there are reasonable grounds to pursue the matter.
"A man in his 80s was interviewed under caution," the Metropolitan Police said in a statement. "The investigation is ongoing." The victim is being supported by specialist officers trained in handling non-recent sexual abuse cases. Non-recent, or "historic," offences remain a major focus for UK police forces.
A Long Criminal Record Stretching Back Decades
Gadd's criminal history spans more than 25 years. He was convicted in 1999 for downloading child sexual abuse material. In 2006 he was convicted in Vietnam for obscene acts with minors, serving nearly three years before deportation to the UK. His most serious conviction came on February 5, 2015, when a court found him guilty of sexually abusing three schoolgirls aged 12 to 14 between 1975 and 1980, AOL News reports.
That 2015 case was part of Operation Yewtree — the Metropolitan Police investigation into historic celebrity sex offences triggered by the Jimmy Savile scandal. Gadd was the first high-profile figure arrested under that operation. The court handed him a 16-year sentence. In June 2024, a High Court judge, Mrs Justice Tipples, ordered him to pay £508,800 in civil damages to one victim, ruling she had suffered "sexual abuse of the most serious kind."
Released in 2023, Recalled Within Six Weeks
Gadd was automatically released from HMP The Verne on February 3, 2023, after serving half his fixed-term sentence — a requirement under the Criminal Justice Act 2003 at the time of his sentencing. But he was recalled to prison just six weeks later on March 13, 2023. Monitoring showed he had tried to access the dark web and used a smartphone to search for child sexual material, Head Topics reports.
The Parole Board rejected his bid for release on June 17, 2025, stating he still posed a risk to the public. The board cited his "unrestrained interest in prepubescent children." In a rare admission, Gadd himself told the board he "still posed a risk." The board referred his case back for a subsequent review in May 2026 — though the fresh police investigation now significantly complicates any future release bid.
New Charges Could Keep Glitter Locked Up Past 2031
Gadd is currently held at HMP Channings Wood, a category C prison in Devon — meaning it holds prisoners who cannot be trusted in open conditions but are unlikely to make a determined escape attempt. His 16-year sentence runs until 2031. Legal analysts told London Now that a fresh conviction for the Kensington allegations could add a consecutive sentence, keeping him imprisoned beyond that date.
The Metropolitan Police noted that child sexual exploitation charges have more than doubled in the past year due to expanded safeguarding teams. Richard Scorer, head of abuse law at Slater and Gordon, said civil awards like the £508,800 ruling show the justice system is "increasingly favoring victims" in non-recent abuse cases. For now, Gadd remains detained, supervised, and at the centre of an active criminal inquiry.
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